| NOUN | a toothed whale | toothed whales |
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- South Asian river dolphins are toothed whales in the genus "Platanista", which inhabit fresh water habitats in the northern Indian subcontinent.
- The gulf water is regarded as one of the most diverse cetacean habitats in the nation, being home for at least 10 species of toothed whales and dolphins such as sperm whales and beaked whales.
- Like the other toothed whales, their brains lack olfactory bulbs and olfactory nerves, which suggests they do not have a sense of smell.
- This may be why the Amazon river dolphin produces less powerful clicks compared to other similar sized toothed whales.
- Their nostril(s) make up the blowhole, with one in toothed whales and two in baleen whales.
- It has been suggested that some smaller toothed whales may have their tooth arrangement suited to aid in echolocation.
- Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales).
- Toothed whales, in contrast, have conical teeth adapted to catching fish or squid.
- Toothed whales, including dolphins, can hear ultrasound and use such sounds in their navigational system (biosonar) to orient and to capture prey.
- The spermaceti organ is an organ present in the heads of toothed whales of the family Physeteroidea, in particular the sperm whale.
- The melon is a mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales. The lipids in the melon tend to be of lower molecular weight and more saturated than the blubber.
- "Kogia" is a genus of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene.
- Like all toothed whales, the pygmy sperm whale hunts prey by echolocation.
- "Physeter" is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale ("Physeter macrocephalus").
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